Liverpool have no fresh injury concerns for their League Cup second-round tie against League One Notts County at Anfield. The match will come too soon for defender Martin Skrtel, however, with the defender still struggling with a knee injury. Uruguayan centre-back Sebastian Coates is a long-term casualty – expected to be out for most of the season - with frontman Luis Suarez still serving his suspension. Fabio Borini, who spent much of last season out injured with a broken foot, could make the team with Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers expected to make changes.
Notts County manager Chris Kiwomya will check on a number of players ahead of the League Cup clash. Captain Dean Leacock is a doubt, although Kiwomya will be keen to have his most-experienced defender play against the Reds. Fellow defender Alan Sheehan, who has been suffering with a hamstring strain, and forwards Enoch Showunmi and Danny Haynes missed the home league defeat to Stevenage on Saturday but will be checked ahead of the visit to Anfield
Brendan Rodgers will rotate his squad for the second round clash at Anfield against the League One side who have only picked up one point in their opening four matches.
Fabio Borini, Raheem Stirling, Andre Wisdom and summer signing Luis Alberto are all vying for a starting place in the Liverpool side whilst Notts County manager Chris Kiwomya is sweating over the fitness of several first-team players, including captain Dean Leacock, who sat out their weekend loss against Stevenage.
Brendan Rodgers: "There would be a queue of clubs wanting to take him (Fabio Borini) if he was available. We want to keep a strong group - it's a very long season for us. You've got Daniel (Sturridge), Fabio, (Iago) Aspas and Luis (Suarez) to come in a number of weeks. He's very settled here, he's fighting to improve his performance level. He's doing extra after training with the coaches."
Chris Kiwomya: "We're really looking forward to it. The lads can't wait to get out there and hopefully get a win in front of our fans. No manager wants to lose a game, whether it's in the league or cup.You always want to try to win every game and get good team performances. If we win this one we could get a good draw in the next round.One of the big boys would be great for the fans and for the club."
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